Operating the dishwasher.
Turning off.
At the end of a program:
Turn the program selector knob to the “STOP” position.
If any appliance will not be used for an extended period (e.g. while on vaca- tion), it is recommended that the water supply valve be shut off.
Your Miele dishwasher is designed to shut off the water flow and drain the machine in the rare event of a valve failure. In order for this func- tion to be active, the door must be shut, the machine must be “ON”, and the Program knob must be in the “STOP” position.
Sequence indicator (20).
Once a program has started, the se- quence indicator lamps (20) show the actual program stage reached by the dishwasher.
Note:
When required, the water softener reactivation process is performed before the wash program. It may last several minutes and occurs in intervals.
During this process only the “Sof- tener” indicator will be on.
The hardness of the water supply will dictate how often (after how many washes) the water softener needs to be reactivated. For example, with a water hardness of 21 gr/gal, reactivation will take place after every 3 programs. With a water hardness of 8 gr/gal, reactivation
will only take place after 11 programs.
Interrupting a program.
A program can be interrupted by open- ing the door.
If the door is then closed, the program will continue from the point it was at be- fore the door was opened.
Warning!
The water in the dishwasher may be hot, and steam may be present! Only open the door if absolutely necessary and exercise extreme caution when doing so. The danger of burns and scalding exists. Once the door has been opened, allow
Changing a program.
A program can be changed at any time. The new program will start as soon as it has been selected.
Turn the program selector knob to the desired program.
If you wish to start the new program at its beginning:
Turn the program selector knob to “STOP”,
(a point will appear in the display field).
Select the new program and press “START”.
It may be necessary to add additional detergent, depending on where the original program was interrupted.
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